Question

What is meant by the term health disparities? Do health disparties happen only in the minority populations(African americans, asians, native americans)? Give an example of health disparity of Caucasians. ( in at least 100 words)I can't find a example for caucasians!

Answer 1

Health disparities : it is differences in the health status of different groups of people. some groups of people have higher rates of certain disease, and more deaths and suffering from them, compared to others these groups may be based on race, ethnicity, immigrant status, disability sex or gender sexual orientation, geography, income. there is health dispaarities happens in the minority population becuase they bear the disproportionate burden of disease, injury, premature death, and disability, for the persons of these racial or ethnic minority population health disparities can mean lower life expectancy and decreased quality of life and loss of economic opportunities and perceptions of injustices and by these disparities leads to decreased productivity, increased health care costs and social inequity,the health disparities among caucasians we can see in poor whites , and socio econoimcal background which has lead to the health disparities gives higher burden of illness and more ccost of health care etc.